Spanakopita
Ingredients
2 pound frozen spinach, thawed and drained well
1 pound cottage cheese
1 pound Feta cheese
1/4 pound Blue cheese
4 eggs, slightly beaten
1 small chopped onion
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 pound butter plus 1 stick margarine
salt and pepper
16 phyllo sheets
1 pound cottage cheese
1 pound Feta cheese
1/4 pound Blue cheese
4 eggs, slightly beaten
1 small chopped onion
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 pound butter plus 1 stick margarine
salt and pepper
16 phyllo sheets
Squeeze spinach to remove water. Crumble the Feta and the Blue cheese and mix with the cottage cheese. Add the salt and pepper to taste. Combine the eggs, olive oil and onion and mix with the spinach. Combine the spinach and cheese mixtures. Boil the butter and remove salt on top. Butter a large pan, add 8 sheets of phyllo, buttering each. Add spinach mixture and cover with rest of the phyllo, buttering each one, especially the last three top ones. Cut in squares or diamonds. Bake in a 350 degrees oven for forty-five minutes.